OXO Good Grips Cake Tester
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of OXO Good Grips Cake Tester
Customer Review: I'll never buy another toothpick again!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had my eye on this little gem for a while, and once my toothpick supply started to dwindle, I went ahead and ordered it. I am really glad I did because it seems like such a waste to use a toothpick one time, only to toss it in the trash.
This tester has a nice long length and I like the handle--You don't have to worry about it getting lost in a drawer. I know some people have mentioned that it is "too thin." It IS thin, but I think that's great. I have been known to get a little poke-happy with my cakes and bread in my attempts to achieve baking perfection, so I don't want them to look like they've been stabbed repeatedly.
Customer Review: This One Takes The Cake
Summary: 4 Stars
I have always had cake testers (I hate all those toothpicks lying around and they sometimes don't go deep enough in cake pans), but when I moved, they disappeared.
I like that this cake tester has a larger top so that it is easier to find. When I don't like about it is that the metal is too soft and flexible. When it arrived, it was all bent out of shape and I had to straighten it. It never did get totally straight, but it suffices and does it's job.
I also like that the top has a little hole so that I can hang it on a small nail inside the cabinet close to the oven so that it is close at hand when needed.
Customer Review: Never Shows Goo (and that's BAD)
Summary: 1 Stars
My daughter snapped my old cake tester and I didn't realize that all cake testers were not created equal when I bought this Oxo one. sighhhhh It's got a nice handle for pinching between my fingers, sure, but the skinny wire doesn't really show if the batter is still gooey when I poke something that's baking. My old cake tester (sighhh again) had a little flattened piece on the end of the stick and THAT successfully showed any goo whereas this Oxo cake tester never shows goo.
Oh well. It's useful for popping the bubbles in my loaves of bread before their final rise.
Customer Review: Ok, but thin
Summary: 3 Stars
I have only used this cake tester once so far, and I overcooked my cake, but it wasn't actually the testers fault because I didn't test it until it was already overcooked. My concern with the product is that the metal tester is very thin, kind of like a thick needle, and I don't know if it's thick enough to grab the cake batter and pull it out to let you know the cake is undercooked...I guess it could be designed so thin for people that don't want a visible hole poked in the top of their cake. On the upside the grip part is nice and big and easy to hold on to.Customer Review: A must for every kitchen
Summary: 4 Stars
Tired of the toothpick not being long enough or the butter knife that leaves an ugly slit/cut in your baked creation? If you are, then this is the product for you. Sturdy finger grip and long stainless steel rod makes it so much easier to test for "done-ness". The only reason I give it four stars instead of 5 is because the rod can easily be bent if you apply to much pressure or just throw in a drawer with other utensils. For $2.00 it's well worth it, and for that price everyone should have one.